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Dear Edward
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  • Published: 7 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241985908
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

Dear Edward

Now a Major new TV series with Apple TV

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Paperback
2 July 2021
EBook
7 Jan 2020
Audiobook
14 Jan 2020
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The luminous, life-affirming New York Times bestseller about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash

One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles: there are 192 people aboard. When the plane suddenly crashes, twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor.

In the aftermath, Edward struggles to make sense of his grief, sudden fame and find his place in a world without his family. But then Edward and his neighbour Shay make a startling discovery; hidden in his uncle's garage are letters from the relatives of other passengers - all addressed him.

Following the passengers' final hours and Edward's unique coming-of-age, Dear Edward asks one of life's most profound questions: what does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
  • Published: 7 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241985908
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352
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About the author

Ann Napolitano

Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop. Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers' Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
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Praise for Dear Edward

Dear Edward made me think, nod in recognition, care about its characters, and cry, and you can't ask more of a novel than that

Emma Donoghue

A powerful book about living a meaningful life during the most difficult of times

New York Times

A very moving and emotional read

Anne Tyler

Gripping... a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up

Rosamund Lupton

Outstanding, beautifully written, a compulsive read

John Boyne

Stunning, life-affirming

Vogue

That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one

Jodi Picoult

Wonderful... a beautifully written coming-of-age story

Nina Stibbe

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The author of Dear Edward on the real plane crash and sole survivor who inspired her novel.